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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a DRAM memory cell experiences alpha particle strikes?
A)Increased bit error rate✓
B)Reduced refresh cycle count
C)Elevated power consumption overall
D)Decreased chip manufacturing yield
💡 Explanation
Alpha particles can discharge the capacitor in the DRAM cell, increasing the bit error rate; this occurs because ionization from high energy particle causes charge leakage. This outcome results because the process is charge leakage, rather than structural degradation or different power usage profiles.
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